Work crews do soil borings on the Georgetown Branch of the Capital Crescent Trail near downtown Bethesda as part of pre-construction work on the light-rail Purple Line. The ruling is the latest disappointment for opponents of the light-rail line who have been waging legal battle since 2014 to block its construction. Gregory Sanders, vice president of Purple Line Now, a coalition of project supporters including labor and business groups, said he was pleased by the ruling. The Purple Line will operate separately from Metro, but 27 percent of its riders are expected to be transferring to and from Metro. Connecting Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, the line will employ light-rail trains that will be shorter and slower than Metro’s trains.

Source: Washington Post September 23, 2017 19:31 UTC